Absolutely Independent Secures Representation Deals with VRT, RTL

AMSTERDAM, September 12:
Format agency Absolutely Independent has signed exclusive representation deals
with public broadcaster VRT in Belgium and commercial broadcaster RTL in
Germany.

The first three formats
that will be available to the international market are RTL Germany’s HELP!
I’m Broke (Raus aus den
Schulden) and VRT’s Brilliant
Brains (De Bedenkers) and Nation’s Beat (De Provincieshow).

Help! I’m Broke tells the real-life stories of people who are in
debt and then offers practical advice and coaching. In Nation’s Beat, the country’s provinces face each other in a
nine-week musical battle. Brilliant Brains highlights some of the most creative, funny and distinctive ideas and
then shows the winning invention going into production.

Patty Geneste, the CEO of
Absolutely Independent, said: “It is a great honor that established
broadcasters like VRT and RTL Germany entrust us with their precious formats.
They are in good hands, and we will do everything to make sure that they get
good business from us.”

—By Jackie Stewart